Remembrance Day Poems

Elsie, I 'ave just returned from my visit to see my family over seas.
Was nervous getting on the plane, but turned out to be a...

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For soldiers who died in the service of
my nation, there was made a holiday -
a time to show them remembrance and love
strewing flowers on graves...

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They do not march now,
but they still stand--
shoulder to shoulder
in quiet granite lines.

Each flag breathes
like a memory fluttering
in the hush between heartbeats.

They are not just...

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Flowers for a new day,  
Flowers for a fresh start,  
I’m embracing a new beginning,  
A way of winning.  

Flowers of...

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Beret shaped and brushed
Trousers pressed, bulled shoes,
Booted and suited for
Eighty years old news.
Victory in Europe
End of a long haul
Time to celebrate
And reflect on it all.

Not...

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blitzed blackened skies 
hail of bullets ricochet ~
crimson fills trenches 

screams of the fallen
reverberate through scorched earth ~  
laid waste to ruin 

dog tags...

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On the Dam, where silence breathes so deep,
An evening of mourning, promises to keep.
Two minutes for those who gave their all,
Their names whispered through time’s...

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Graced to Serve

Graced by Your light, I rise to humbly praise,  
Placed in Your care, my heart begins to sing,  
Faced with Your...

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#Yes_I_agree_I_killed_her
Diabolical thoughts runs amok,
In this room, adrenaline takes over,
Nothing makes sense, right now.
Trying to compose self. 
Her griping nails, peircing through my neck, blood paints...

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In the halls of learning, where whispers grow,
Two hearts met, began to glow.
A glance, a smile, a moment shared—
A silent bond, unspoken, yet declared.

Through bustling...

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Railroads and Stair Ties
inside his french rent
everything went wrong at night
the city creeps in behind
and around your backs
having two different doorways
wondering when you lock
yourself in...

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Q:  Did I both contact my foot doctor and United Healthcare about the $150.25
      successfully yesterday?

A:  Yes, and...

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She runs endless miles 
Through fortitudes and trial
Longing to see
A moment 
A time
When yesterday brought belief

A dieing flower
a love letter torn
A silent place of pain
Where...

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Bunch red flowers
Where have you gone
Long time passing.

Dress red people
Where you going
Prim and proper.

Starbucks full
Shakey's brimming
With love to hide.

Couple with pride
Where have you been
Red in...

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I wear a poppy every day
And always there’s someone who’ll say,
“You’ve got it wrong! That’s not the way,
My man, you’re disrespectful!”
You know the type. They...

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